What does each engineer field do/study?

College Majors Engineering Majors
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<p>i'm having trouble deciding on which field/area of engineer to major in.... so can you guys help me out and tell me what each one does? cause some of the lines are so blurred... if you know what i mean...</p>

<p>my school offers this:</p>

<p>biomedical "-
chemical "-
civil " - make things to keep buildings up and working
environmental "- make things that improve or help the environment
computer "
computer science "
electrical and computer "
materials science and engineering
mechanical engineering</p>

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<p>Here, read through this: <a href=“http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/home.htm”>http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/home.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Is anyone really hiring biomedical engrs? A friend passed to me his daughter’s CV as a biomedical engr major bcs she hadn’t landed a job. I’m in a totally different field, so it seemed pretty desperate. </p>

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<p>Biomedical engineers have a reputation of being unemployable until after a graduate degree because as an undergraduate, other fields of study can often perform the tasks better… or so the prevailing wisdom goes. I have no first-hand experience with that field.</p>

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<p>I wonder what source is used for salaries. I don’t know many chemists who have a median salary suggested by the website.</p>

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<p>That’s the median salary amongst all workers at various points in their career, I believe.</p>

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<p>After a basic search I found these links:
<a href=“http://www.futuresinengineering.com/what.php?id=2”>http://www.futuresinengineering.com/what.php?id=2&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“Engineering Careers - Educating Engineers”>http://educatingengineers.com/career-specialties&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://engineering.umaine.edu/prospective-students/summary-descriptions-of-engineering-fields/”>http://engineering.umaine.edu/prospective-students/summary-descriptions-of-engineering-fields/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Why do so many of these websites not have industrial engineering listed under their “types of engineering”? Is it because the field is newer or less popular?</p>